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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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